Our View: Addressing bullying locally and statewide

8:44 PM,
Nov. 15, 2013

Written by

Press-Citizen Editorial Board
Our View

Earlier this month, Gov. Terry Branstad's second Bullying Prevention Summit sent a strong message that bullying has become so pervasive that no school can stop it by itself. Instead, the broader community - along with the state - needs to become much more engaged in taking the steps needed to address the problem.

With so many educators, parents, students and public officials on hand, the keynote speakers and panelists were full of advice on how to encourage students to be "upstanders" rather than "bystanders" when they witness acts of bullying around them.